MAC free schematic drawing software?

[flysig]

I've tried to download CadSoft Eagle but their site seems to be failing. There's only one mirror site but it delivers a Windoze .exe file.

So, are there any other freeware products out there for the MAC that are simple and useful for drawing schematics? I don't need simulation or PCB layout functions, though if they are included it isn't a problem. What I want is for my schematics to look nice and be easily printed out.

If there are no MAC products, which Win products are simple and easy? I have an old failing laptop that could be used if I'm forced to.

 

[jmbee]

hello,
you migth have a look here
http://www.mccad.com/FREEMACSTUFF.html

mac schematics lite is free but limited to 22 components.

 

[fg031956]

Osmond

http://pages.swcp.com/~jchavez/osmond.html

 

[jean-paul]

There is a freeware version of Eagle for OS X too ( I only learnt this last week ). It works OK.

 

[planet10]

Not free but Shareware.

http://www.lemkesoft.com/xd/public/content/index._cGlkPTE3MA_.html

dave

 

[tomchr]

Actually, if anybody knows of a version of SPICE for Mac OS X (intel-based) that allows for schematic editing and simulation, I would be very interested.

~Tom

 

[planet10]

See post 2?

 

[Geek]

All you'll need for drawing 🙂

http://www.gimp.org/macintosh/

Cheers!

 

[dtut]

MAC free schematic drawing software

Try Joel Tunnah's site - www.joeltunnah.com. He has two sets of downloadable schematic symbols that can be dragged into Painting or Drawing in Appleworks. I've found it works well for just doing the drawings.

 

[KevinHeem]

I work on the Mac platform as well. I've been trying different software for schematic and PCB layout (Eagle, MacCad, DesignWorksLite). The problem, as I'm sure you're all aware, the free versions offer a very limited area in which to work. I've been contemplating the purchase of a "not for profit license" with one of these companies.

Recently I came across electric vlsi at http://www.staticfreesoft.com/ it is completely free (open source) and has no limitations. It's a powerful program with it's emphasis on integrated circuit design and layout, but it can do simple schematics as well. This program does take some work to get the hang of. Free to look. Free to download. How can you lose.

Take Care, Kevin

 

[planet10]

I work on the Mac platform as well. I've been trying different software for schematic and PCB layout (Eagle, MacCad, DesignWorksLite).

electric vlsi

I've been using Vectorworks for schematics -- but not something you go out and buy for casual schematics (unless you are a studunt -- you can save something like 90%). I've downloaded Osmond, read the manual, but haven't had a real PCB to apply it to... thanx for the link to the latter.

dave

 

[lakeside]

I've used Xcircuit for years, great program. Open source and free. It's primarily developed for Linux/UNIX, which is what I use. However, after having a look at there web site, there appears to be packages available for MAC also, on there 'Download' page.

http://opencircuitdesign.com/xcircuit/

 

[tomchr]

http://www.mccad.com/FREEMACSTUFF.html

mac schematics lite is free but limited to 22 components.

22 nets for the free version, actually. Not components. That's pretty limiting. But I guess you get what you pay for. At $700 for the full version, I guess it's not exactly unreasonable, but still. $700 is a good hunk of change in this economy...

My alternative is to run PSpice Student Ed. (limited to 20-ish active devices) via VMware Fusion. It works, but it would be more fun with native Mac software.

~Tom

 

[tomchr]

Folks,

I think I found a possible answer to my own question.

Stand-alone SPICE simulator: MacSpice
Schematic capture: Xcircuit

It's a bit clunkier than an integrated schematics+simulator environment but I think it'll provide the functionality I need.

For Windoze users, Winspice and Xcircuit could work. And I'm sure there's a UNIX/linux version of SPICE out there seeing how it was developed on that system back in the day.

~Tom

 

[jmbee]

<<<22 nets for the free version, actually. Not components. >>>
made with schematics lite:
http://www.imagefreehost.com/files/25052009/ch78460132215.jpeg

 

[bichela]

Folks,

I think I found a possible answer to my own question.

Stand-alone SPICE simulator: MacSpice
Schematic capture: Xcircuit

It's a bit clunkier than an integrated schematics+simulator environment but I think it'll provide the functionality I need.

For Windoze users, Winspice and Xcircuit could work. And I'm sure there's a UNIX/linux version of SPICE out there seeing how it was developed on that system back in the day.

~Tom

I got the generic Unix version and MacSpice. I haven't compiled Spice on Linux yet but I will try to do that soon.